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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 79

Rural Lands open for Sale or Selection, Auckland Land District.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Auckland, 24th September, 1891.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of sections 3 to 11 of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887,” either for cash, on deferred payments, or on perpetual lease, at the option of the selector, on and after Wednesday, the 18th November, 1891. In cases where more than one application is received for the same section, priority of choice will be decided by lot on the following day, at 11 a.m., at the Crown Lands Office, Auckland:—

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Rodney County.—Parish of Kourawhero.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
95 .. 9 0 6 } 1 10 0 1 17 6 0 1 6
96 .. 9 1 20 }

Tea-tree, raupo, and kahikatea swamp lands; close to main road.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Bay of Islands County.—Kerikeri Survey District.

6 | VIII. | 20 3 0 } 0 7 6 0 9 4½ 0 0 4½
7 | " | 25 0 0 }

Poor broken land covered with short tea-tree; small patches near shore are suitable for cultivation.

Bay of Islands County.—Motatau Survey District.

3 | VIII. | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 0 6

Open gum land with a little bush; near main road.

Hobson County.—Parish of Tatarariki.

110 .. 103 0 35 }
111 .. 82 2 35 }
112 .. 105 2 31 }
113 .. 100 1 0 } 0 5 0 0 6 3 0 0 3
114 .. 77 0 14 }
115 .. 103 3 28 }

Open and swamp lands of poor quality, sandy soil; access by road and river.

Rodney County.—Parish of Tauhoa.

170A .. 40 2 0 | 0 5 0 | 0 6 3 | 0 0 3

Poor open land, well watered.

Whangarei County.—Parish of Ruatangata.

21 .. 46 2 15 }
22 .. 54 1 15 }
S. 58 .. 54 1 28 } 0 5 0 0 6 3 0 0 3
M. 66 .. 40 2 34 }

All open lands of inferior quality.

Whangarei County.—Parish of Owhiwa.

159, .. 122 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 0 6
S.E. 160}

All broken forest land of fair quality, well watered, and situated about three miles from Parua Bay.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land for Sale by Auction, Auckland Land District.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 1st October, 1891.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned section will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Tauranga, on Wednesday, the 25th November next, at the hour of 11 a.m. :—

WHAKATANE COUNTY.—PARISH OF WAIMANA.

Section 265, containing 8 acres. Upset price, £8.

Open land, situated on the Whakatane River.

Terms of Sale: One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance (with Crown-grant fee, £1) within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land shall henceforth be null and void.

Plans may be seen at the Land Office.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands open for Sale or Selection, Hawke’s Bay Land District.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Napier, 10th September, 1891.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of sections 3 to 11 of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887,” either for cash, on deferred payments, or on perpetual lease, at the option of the selector, on and after Thursday, the 29th October, 1891. In cases where more than one application is received for the same section, priority of choice will be decided by priority of application:—

COOK AND WAIROA COUNTIES.—NUHAKA NORTH SURVEY DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north by the Okahu Block; towards the east by the Paritu Block; towards the south by Crown land proclaimed open for selection on the 18th June, 1890; and towards the west by the Maraetaha Road.

The block, by the Nuhaka Road, which is in course of being felled and partially formed, is ten miles distant from the Nuhaka Pa, situated on the main road from Wairoa to Mahia. It is thirty miles distant from Gisborne, and about thirteen miles from the shipping-place at Mahia. It is, generally speaking, undulating hilly country, covered with mixed timber, consisting of rimu, rata, &c. The soil is light, but fairly good.

T. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands in the Marlborough Land District open for Sale or Selection.

Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 7th October, 1891.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of sections 3 to 11 of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887,” either for cash, on deferred payments, or for perpetual lease, at the option of the selector, on and after Monday, the 26th October, and Tuesday, the 10th November, 1891. In cases where more than one application is received for the same section, priority of choice will be decided by priority of application:—

SECOND-CLASS UNSURVEYED LAND.

Monday, 26th October, 1891.

Sounds County.—Linkwater Survey District.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. | Pt. of I. | 800 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 0 6

Steep hills covered with mixed bush, birch (Fagus fusca) predominating; medium soil.

Tuesday, 10th November, 1891.

Marlborough County.—Wakamarina Survey District.

.. | Pt. of VI. | 300 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 0 6

Moderately steep hills, covered with mixed bush; lower portion tawa, with a few rimus interspersed; upper portion principally birch.

HENRY G. CLARK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Runs open for Sale on Application, Westland Land District.

Crown Lands Office,
Hokitika, 1st October, 1891.

IN accordance with section 173 of “The Land Act, 1885,” notice is hereby given that the under-mentioned runs, having been submitted to auction and not sold, will be open for sale on application, at the upset rental, after the 9th November next, at the Land Office, Hokitika:—

Run No. 2, Crooked River (Upper Valley), 10,000 acres; Run No. 22, Thomas River, 21,000 acres; Run No. 43, Makawiho River, 19,000 acres; Run No. 59, Cascade Plateau, 10,000 acres; Run No. 64, Wakapohai River, 13,000 acres; Run No. 67, Carmichael’s Creek, 10,000 acres; Run. No. 78, Gorge River, Plateau, 10,000 acres; Run No. 89, Eastern Hohonu River, 6,500 acres.

Term, ten years; annual rental, £1 per 1,000 acres. Subject to usual conditions and restrictions.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.